Paula Abdul

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Paula Abdul, 2019

Paula Abdul, 1988

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Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell

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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Modified title of Web site: AllMusic - Paula Abdul.	Grace Young	Sep 10, 2024
	Add new Web site: All American Entertainment Speakers - Paula Abdul.	Gloria Lotha	Sep 09, 2024
	Anniversary information added.		Jun 15, 2024
	First paragraph modernization.	Encyclopaedia Britannica	May 13, 2024
	New article added.	Amy Tikkanen	Jul 25, 2023